Smart Kreativ Stad

Pilot #7

#movingmuralshagalund

Moving Murals Hagalund is a unique art project mixing mural painting with projection mapping. This public work was created in collaboration by video artists, street artists, young filmmakers and art school students.

The aim of the pilot study was to draw attention to a neighborhood in transition. How can moving images play an active role in the development of an industrial area? What part could imagination play? Underlying the plan was the notion that local creativity could be used to open up discussions regarding the future prospects of the former industrial area Hagalund.

Process

February 2016 → November 2016

In public

February 2018 → March 2018 (and beyond)

Living on

The mural painting can still be viewed at Gelbgjutarevägen 7 in Solna.

Residential

Industrial

Green

Commercial

Mobile

Nonplace

Location

Moving Murals Hagalund took place in:

Hagalund industrial area

The keyword of Moving Murals Hagalund was layer-by-layer. This was visible in both its artistic rendering and choice of digital tools, as well as in its knowledge exchange. Moving Murals Hagalund employed a mix of murals and projection techniques with overlaid videos. In parallel with the practical work in the form of workshops, an international seminar examined the theoretical implications.

Audience

The pilot study primarily targeted the local residents of Solna, but also train commuters who would view the work.

Creators

Street artists
Filmmakers and artists
Youths and students
Architects and academics
Consultants in audio and lighting technology

The pilot study Moving Murals Hagalund fulfilled its goals by problematizing and supporting urban development through moving images and media art. With innovative methods, street art combines with modern digital technology. The encounters of street artists with filmmakers, architects, academics and youth paid off in the form of an exclusive and enduring knowledge exchange. The pilot also met the challenge of screening films under Swedish weather conditions.

Download the full evaluation report

Moving Murals Hagalund

The first time the video works of Performing Pictures and the workshop participants were projected onto the stencil-based murals of Lapiztola occurred during the official launching in February 2018. To read more about the artistic concept informing the project, click here. See the works of the creators below.

David Roos
David Roos
The façade painting The rabbit bird was applied on a gable wall in Hagalund’s old industrial area. The work originated in a unique collaboration between the Mexican street art community Lapiztola and Swedish Performing Pictures. The painting then acted as a canvas for young filmmakers from the local youth groups Råmaterial and UnCut, who, along with students from the Royal Institute of Art, animated it after dark with moving images in the form of large-scale projections.
Patricia Aramburu
Patricia Aramburu
The façade painting The rabbit bird was applied on a gable wall in Hagalund’s old industrial area. The work originated in a unique collaboration between the Mexican street art community Lapiztola and Swedish Performing Pictures. The painting then acted as a canvas for young filmmakers from the local youth groups Råmaterial and UnCut, who, along with students from the Royal Institute of Art, animated it after dark with moving images in the form of large-scale projections.
Sara Ekholm Eriksson
Sara Ekholm Eriksson
The façade painting The rabbit bird was applied on a gable wall in Hagalund’s old industrial area. The work originated in a unique collaboration between the Mexican street art community Lapiztola and Swedish Performing Pictures. The painting then acted as a canvas for young filmmakers from the local youth groups Råmaterial and UnCut, who, along with students from the Royal Institute of Art, animated it after dark with moving images in the form of large-scale projections.
Edit Sihlberg
Edit Sihlberg
The façade painting The rabbit bird was applied on a gable wall in Hagalund’s old industrial area. The work originated in a unique collaboration between the Mexican street art community Lapiztola and Swedish Performing Pictures. The painting then acted as a canvas for young filmmakers from the local youth groups Råmaterial and UnCut, who, along with students from the Royal Institute of Art, animated it after dark with moving images in the form of large-scale projections.
Linnea Lindberg
Linnea Lindberg
The façade painting The rabbit bird was applied on a gable wall in Hagalund’s old industrial area. The work originated in a unique collaboration between the Mexican street art community Lapiztola and Swedish Performing Pictures. The painting then acted as a canvas for young filmmakers from the local youth groups Råmaterial and UnCut, who, along with students from the Royal Institute of Art, animated it after dark with moving images in the form of large-scale projections.

The pilot study Moving Murals Hagalund fulfilled its goals by problematizing and supporting urban development through moving images and media art. With innovative methods, street art combines with modern digital technology. The encounters of street artists with filmmakers, architects, academics and youth paid off in the form of an exclusive and enduring knowledge exchange. The pilot also met the challenge of screening films under Swedish weather conditions. You can find more information, statistics and analysis in the full evaluation report.

Download the full evaluation report

Learn more

Project description (Swedish)

Project description for Moving Murals Hagalund

Seminar programs (Swedish)

Stadens ytor – möten mellan rörlig bild och arkitektur

Press releases (Swedish)

Press (Swedish)

Partners

The aim of the Smart Kreativ Stad project was to investigate the ways in which film and moving images might contribute to enlivening a cityscape. The project was managed by Film Capital Stockholm in 2015–2020 in collaboration with members and partners in a broad range of sectors in the Stockholm Region. The project was co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund.

If you are interested in learning more about moving images in urban space, contact the Project Managers and Ongoing Evaluation Consultant at the following addresses:

Geska Helena Brecevic
Artistic Director and Project Manager 2015–2020
geska@performingpictures.se

Jennifer Norström
Project Manager 2019–2020
jennifer.norstrom@gmail.com

Annika Wik
Ph.D., Ongoing Evaluation Consultant 2016–2020
annikawik.se@gmail.com

Ulrika Bandeira
Project Manager 2018–2019
ulrika@bandeira.se